Ever feel like your horse is just a bit…underdressed? Of course not, but I dare you to say this horse does not look dapper in his Harris Tweed suit.

Just in time for this week’s Cheltenham Festival comes this three-piece horse suit (plus cap!), fit for fashion forward stallions everywhere, handcrafted by fashion designer Emma Sandham-King.

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Twinsies! Legendary jockey Sir Tony McCoy joined ex-racer Morestead to unveil what is arguably the greatest achievement in horse fashion since the fly bonnet. (David Parry/PA)

“Creating the world’s first tweed suit for a horse has been one of the biggest challenges that I have faced in my career as a designer,” said Sandham-King, who used about 20 yards of fabric to spin this beauty together. “Tweed is undergoing a massive revival and this year’s Cheltenham Festival will see the most tweed worn since the 1960s.”

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“I will never forget this. Don’t let your guard down, is all I’ll say.” (David Parry/PA)

Thank goodness for the tweed renaissance because it’s been evident for several years that what the world needs now, is more tweed, sweet tweed.

We can debate the pros/cons of horse rugs all day long, but I’m not sure anyone can rightly argue this three-piece Harris Tweed horse suit is anything but stellar. This handsome fella looks like a cross between Secretariat and Sherlock Holmes. Scholarly and stately, but also a little frisky.

Read more at the Irish Examiner.